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How many types of silk moths are there?
Silkworm rearings are of four types – Mulberry, Eri, Muga, and Tasar.
How many varieties of silk are found in India?
five kinds
India has the unique distinction of being the only country producing all the five kinds of silk namely, Mulberry, Eri, Muga, Tropical Tasar and Temperate Tasar. Among them, mulberry silk is the most popular variety, which contributes around 79% of the country’s silk production.
Where are silkworms found in India?
In India, tasar silk is mainly produced in the states of Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Orissa, besides Maharashtra, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. Tasar culture is the main stay for many a tribal community in India. It is a finer variety of tasar generated by the silkworm, Antheraea proyeli J.
Which is the most common silkworm in India?
Antheraea paphia.
Which state in India is leading producer of mulberry silk?
Karnataka
The states mainly producing mulberry silk are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Jammu & Kashmir. Among all these, Karnataka is the major producer of mulberry silk in India.
What is mulberry silk called in India?
Matka silk is a coarse handloom silk fabric created from the waste Mulberry silk that has the gum intact. Matka silk is woven in Bhagalpur in Bihar. The thick yarn of the fabric lends it a unique rough texture. Sarees apart, Matka silk is also used for making jackets, dresses, suits, and furnishing.
Which silk is best in India?
The most popular and renowned variety of silk produced in India is the mulberry silk. The states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and Jammu and Kashmir are recognised as the main producers of this silk. This silk is produced by the domesticated silkworm called Bombyx mori.
Which is best silk in India?
Which silk moth is most common?
Mulberry silk moth
Mulberry silk moth is the most ubiquitous silk moth.
Which insect gives us silk for clothes?
Silk is the fiber that silkworms weave to make cocoons. The so-called “silkworm” is actually a domesticated insect who, in nature, goes through the same stages of metamorphosis—egg, larval, pupal, and adult—that all moths do.
Where does the mulberry silk moth come from?
The mulberry silk moth, Bombyx mori belongs to the family Bombycidae. China is the native place of this moth, but now it is totally domesticated and successfully reared in India, Japan, Korea, Italy, France and Russia. In India 92% of country’s silk production comes from mulberry moth.
Where does the silk in India come from?
In India 92% of country’s silk production comes from mulberry moth. The worm or larva of this moth solely feeds on leaves of mulberry plant, so named as, mulberry worm. Its wild ancestor B.mandarina still occurs in some isolated areas of Himalaya’s foothill.
How many spiracles does a silk moth have?
There are nine pairs of spiracles or stigmas placed laterally on either side of the larval body. Besides this, larva has a number of projections or nodules all over the body and markings on the skin which is race-specific. The larvae have sexual dimorphism.
Where do you find the silk on a Luna moth?
The result is a rather messy looking affair but survival is the issue, not silk stockings. You can see a bit of the silk in the upper left of the cocoon. NOTE: The Audubon Field Guide to NA Insects states that the Luna is an endangered species but I do not think this is correct in the legal sense of the word.